Us Newspapers
In the USA daily newspapers are published in 34 different languages. The daily newspapers are of two kinds: quality and popular. A quality paper is a serious newspaper which publishes articles and commentaries on politics. A popular paper contains many photographs; its articles are often sensational and mostly deal with private life of famous people.
"The Wall Street Journal" is a quality paper. It covers national and international news. It is a business newspaper with the largest circulation in the country. "The Washington Post", a serious daily newspaper, covers the meetings of the Congress, "US Today" has a circulation of 1.2 million. It was meant to be the only truly national newspaper. But it is not enough for the country where state, city and local news most deeply affect the reader.
One can say that there is no national paper in the USA. Most papers are distributed locally. But in another sense there is a national press in the USA. Some of the largest newspapers not only print, but also collect and sell news, news features and photographs. "The New York Times", "The Washington Post" "The Los Angeles Times" are the best news services in the country. There are also newspapers in the USA which are famous all over the world for their quality. “The New York Times” is “the world's top daily".
Answer the questions:
1. What are the two kinds of daily newspapers in the USA?
2. What are the most important quality papers in the USA?
3. In what sense is it correct to say that there is no national press in the USA?
Translate into English:
1. Ежедневные газеты в США подразделяются на серьезные и популярные.
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2. Серьезная газета освещает внутренние и международные новости; в ней публикуются политические статьи и комментарии.
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3. Популярная газета печатает сенсационные статьи о частной жизни знаменитостей.
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4. Наиболее известные серьезные ежедневные газеты в США — «Уолл Стрит Джорнал» и «Вашингтон Пост».
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5. "US Today" задумывалась как истинно общенациональная газета.
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6. Ее тираж недостаточен для США.
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7. Кроме того, она печатает только статьи общего содержания, что недостаточно для страны, где читателя больше всего интересуют местные новости.
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Newspapers of Russia
The Russians are a reading nation. It is impossible to imagine our life without newspapers. Millions of copies of them appear every day. Many people subscribe to two or more newspapers, others buy newspapers at the news-stands.
There are national daily newspapers, such as the "Izvestiya", the "Segodnya", the "Komsomolskaya Pravda", the "Trud", the "Ekonomicheskaya Gazeta", the "Nezavisimaya Gazeta" and the "Sovetskaya Rossiya". There are also national weekly newspapers, such as the " Argumenti i Fakti", the "Nedelya", the "Literaturnaya Gazeta". Most national newspapers express a political opinion, and people choose them according to their political beliefs.
Most newspapers contain news, detailed articles on home and international affairs, reviews of books, art and TV shows. Many of them also cover sports events.
There are local newspapers in every city and town of Russia. The most popular local newspapers in Moscow are the "Moskovsky Komsomolets" and the "Vechernyaya Moskva" There are also a lot of free newspapers in Moscow. They are delivered to people's homes whether they like it or not. They usually contain advertisements.
One can also find newspapers for teenagers and children, for sports fans and people of different professions, and newspapers for women.
There is also a newspaper for people leaning the English language, "The Moscow Tribune" and others. When one reads this newspaper, he or she learns much about everyday life in Russia and Great Britain. One also learns a lot of English words and phrases.
Answer the questions:
1. What proves that the Russians are a reading nation?
2. What national daily and weekly newspapers are there in Russia?
3. What do most newspapers contain?
4. What local newspapers are there in Russia?
5. What other types of newspapers can one find in Russia?
6. What one learns when reading "The Moscow Tribune"?
Translate into English:
1. Русские — читающая нация.
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2. Многие подписываются на две и более газет.
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3. Миллионы экземпляров газет покупаются каждый день в киосках.
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4. Общенациональные ежедневные и еженедельные газеты выражают политическую оценку.
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5. Большинство газет освещают новости и содержат статьи по внутренним и международным проблемам, различные виды обзоров, статьи о спортивных событиях.
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6. В России существуют местные газеты.
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7. Бесплатные местные газеты содержат объявления и доставляются на дом.
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8. В Москве есть также газеты для подростков, женщин, болельщиков, людей различных профессий.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Actions speak louder than words.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
TOPIC 4
Capitals
You will read the texts “London”, “Washington”, “Moscow”.
Before you begin reading say what you know about their
history
population
cultural life
Note: you may speak about one of the countries you choose.